In 1837 Queen Victoria succeeded to the throne, and as was usual for a queen regnant, the Royal Household was appointed by the Prime Minister. The young Queen was so attached to her Whigladies of the bedchamber that after Melbourne's resignation in 1839, she refused to let Sir Robert Peel replace them with Conservative ladies. This was known as the Bedchamber Crisis, and led to Peel's refusal to form a government. Melbourne therefore resumed, and continued in office until the Conservatives finally won a House of Commons majority in the General Election of 1841. He was succeeded by Sir Robert Peel's second government.
The 1841 votes of no confidence against the government of Viscount Melbourne were votes of no confidence in the government of William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne which occurred on 7 June 1841.[1] Melbourne lost the vote by only one vote and dissolved Parliament leading to an election in July 1841. Melbourne lost a second vote of confidence shortly after the election in August, leading to his resignation.
^The Government resigned on 7 May 1839 following a defeat in Parliament. Queen Victoria invited Sir Robert Peel to form a government, who declined. Melbourne resumed in office from 10 May 1839.[2]
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The second Lord Melbourne ministry was formed in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland by the Viscount Melbourne in 1835 Second Melbourne ministry1835 1841William Lamb 2nd Viscount MelbourneDate formed8 April 1835 1835 04 08 Date dissolved30 August 1835 1835 08 30 People and organisationsMonarchWilliam IVVictoriaPrime MinisterThe Viscount MelbourneHistoryElection s 1835 general electionOutgoing election1841 general electionPredecessorFirst Peel ministrySuccessorSecond Peel ministry Contents 1 History 2 1841 votes of no confidence 3 Cabinets 3 1 April 1835 August 1839 3 1 1 Notes 3 2 August 1839 September 1841 3 2 1 Notes 4 List of ministers 5 ReferencesHistory EditLord Melbourne s second government came to power after Sir Robert Peel s minority government resigned in 1835 Lord Palmerston returned as Foreign Secretary while Lord John Russell held his first major office as Home Secretary In 1837 Queen Victoria succeeded to the throne and as was usual for a queen regnant the Royal Household was appointed by the Prime Minister The young Queen was so attached to her Whig ladies of the bedchamber that after Melbourne s resignation in 1839 she refused to let Sir Robert Peel replace them with Conservative ladies This was known as the Bedchamber Crisis and led to Peel s refusal to form a government Melbourne therefore resumed and continued in office until the Conservatives finally won a House of Commons majority in the General Election of 1841 He was succeeded by Sir Robert Peel s second government 1841 votes of no confidence EditMain articles June 1841 vote of no confidence in the government of Lord Melbourne and August 1841 vote of no confidence in the government of Lord Melbourne The 1841 votes of no confidence against the government of Viscount Melbourne were votes of no confidence in the government of William Lamb 2nd Viscount Melbourne which occurred on 7 June 1841 1 Melbourne lost the vote by only one vote and dissolved Parliament leading to an election in July 1841 Melbourne lost a second vote of confidence shortly after the election in August leading to his resignation Cabinets EditApril 1835 August 1839 Edit Office Name TermFirst Lord of the Treasury The Viscount Melbourne April 1835 August 1839Lord Chancellor In Commission April 1835 January 1836 The Lord Cottenham January 1836 August 1839Lord President of the Council The Marquess of Lansdowne April 1835 August 1839Lord Privy Seal Viscount Duncannon April 1835 August 1839Home Secretary The Lord John Russell April 1835 August 1839Foreign Secretary The Viscount Palmerston April 1835 August 1839Secretary of State for War and the Colonies The Lord Glenelg April 1835 February 1839 The Marquess of Normanby February August 1839First Lord of the Admiralty The Lord Auckland April September 1835 The Earl of Minto September 1835 August 1839Chancellor of the Exchequer Thomas Spring Rice April 1835 August 1839President of the Board of Trade Charles Poulett Thomson April 1835 August 1839President of the Board of Control Sir John Cam Hobhouse Bt April 1835 August 1839First Commissioner of Woods and Forests Viscount Duncannon April 1835 August 1839Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster The Lord Holland April 1835 August 1839Secretary at War Viscount Howick April 1835 August 1839 Notes Edit Viscount Duncannon served concurrently as Lord Privy Seal and First Commissioner of Woods and Forests August 1839 September 1841 Edit Office Name TermFirst Lord of the TreasuryLeader of the House of Lords The Viscount Melbourne August 1839 September 1841Lord Chancellor The Lord Cottenham August 1839 September 1841Lord President of the Council The Marquess of Lansdowne August 1839 September 1841Lord Privy Seal Viscount Duncannon August 1839 January 1840 The Earl of Clarendon January 1840 September 1841Home Secretary The Marquess of Normanby August 1839 September 1841Foreign Secretary The Viscount Palmerston August 1839 September 1841Secretary of State for War and the ColoniesLeader of the House of Commons The Lord John Russell August 1839 September 1841First Lord of the Admiralty The Earl of Minto August 1839 September 1841Chancellor of the Exchequer Francis Thornhill Baring August 1839 September 1841President of the Board of Trade Henry Labouchere August 1839 September 1841President of the Board of Control Sir John Cam Hobhouse August 1839 September 1841First Commissioner of Woods and Forests Viscount Duncannon August 1839 September 1841Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster The Lord Holland August 1839 October 1840 The Earl of Clarendon October 1840 June 1841 Sir George Grey Bt June September 1841Secretary at War Thomas Babington Macaulay August 1839 September 1841Chief Secretary for Ireland Viscount Morpeth August 1839 September 1841 Notes Edit Viscount Duncannon served concurrently as Lord Privy Seal and First Commissioner of Woods and Forests between August 1839 and January 1840 Lord Clarendon served concurrently as Lord Privy Seal and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster between October 1840 and June 1841 List of ministers EditMembers of the Cabinet are indicated by bold face Office Name DatePrime Minister First Lord of the Treasury Leader of the House of Lords The Viscount Melbourne 18 April 1835 30 August 1841 a Chancellor of the Exchequer Thomas Spring Rice 18 April 1835Francis Baring 26 August 1839Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury Edward Stanley 21 April 1835Sir Denis Le Marchant 19 June 1841Financial Secretary to the Treasury Francis Baring 21 April 1835Robert Gordon 6 September 1839Richard More O Ferrall 9 June 1841Junior Lords of the Treasury Lord Seymour 18 April 1835 2 November 1839William Ord 18 April 1835 18 July 1837Robert Steuart 18 April 1835 26 May 1840Richard More O Ferrall 16 May 1835 28 August 1839John Parker 18 July 1837 23 June 1841Thomas Wyse 28 August 1839 30 August 1841Henry Tufnell 2 November 1839 30 August 1841Edward Horsman 26 May 1840 30 August 1841William Cowper 23 June 1841 30 August 1841Lord Chancellor in commission 23 April 1835The Lord Cottenham 16 January 1836Lord President of the Council The Marquess of Lansdowne 23 April 1835Lord Privy Seal The Viscount Duncannon 23 April 1835The Earl of Clarendon 15 January 1840Secretary of State for the Home Department Lord John Russell b 18 April 1835The Marquess of Normanby 30 August 1839Under Secretary of State for the Home Department Fox Maule 18 April 1835Lord Seymour 15 June 1841Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs Viscount Palmerston 18 April 1835Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs William Fox Strangways 18 April 1835Viscount Leveson 7 March 1840Secretary of State for War and the Colonies Charles Grant c 18 April 1835The Marquess of Normanby 20 February 1839Lord John Russell d 30 August 1839Under Secretary of State for War and the Colonies Sir George Grey 18 April 1835Henry Labouchere 28 February 1839Robert Vernon Smith 31 August 1839First Lord of the Admiralty The Lord Auckland 22 April 1835The Earl of Minto 15 September 1835First Secretary of the Admiralty Charles Wood 27 April 1835Richard More O Ferrall 4 October 1839John Parker 9 June 1841Civil Lord of the Admiralty Lord Dalmeny 23 April 1835President of the Board of Control Sir John Hobhouse 23 April 1835Joint Secretaries of the Board of Control Robert Gordon 21 April 1835 30 September 1839Robert Vernon Smith 21 April 1835 30 September 1839Lord Seymour 30 September 1839 15 June 1841William Clay 30 September 1839 30 August 1841Charles Buller 21 June 1841 30 August 1841Chief Secretary for Ireland Viscount Morpeth e 22 April 1835Lord Lieutenant of Ireland The Earl of Mulgrave 29 April 1835Viscount Ebrington 13 March 1839Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster The Lord Holland 20 February 1835The Earl of Clarendon 31 October 1840Sir George Grey 23 June 1841President of the Board of Trade Charles Poulett Thomson 18 April 1835Henry Labouchere 29 August 1839Vice President of the Board of Trade Henry Labouchere 6 May 1835Richard Lalor Sheil 29 August 1839Fox Maule 28 June 1841Secretary at War Viscount Howick 18 April 1835Thomas Babington Macaulay 27 September 1839First Commissioner of Woods and Forests The Viscount Duncannon 28 April 1835Master of the Mint Henry Labouchere 25 April 1835Treasurer of the Navy f Sir Henry Parnell 20 April 1835Master General of the Ordnance Sir Hussey Vivian g 4 May 1835Treasurer of the Ordnance f Sir Henry Parnell 9 May 1835Surveyor General of the Ordnance Sir Rufane Shaw Donkin 20 April 1835Charles Richard Fox 5 May 1841Clerk of the Ordnance Andrew Leith Hay 20 April 1835James Whitley Deans Dundas 21 March 1838George Anson 23 June 1841Storekeeper of the Ordnance George Anson 25 April 1835James Hanway Plumridge 23 June 1841Paymaster of the Forces f Sir Henry Parnell 28 April 1835Paymaster General Sir Henry Parnell 27 April 1835Edward Stanley 19 June 1841Postmaster General The Marquess Conyngham 30 April 1835The Earl of Lichfield 22 May 1835Attorney General Sir John Campbell 30 April 1835Sir Thomas Wilde 3 July 1841Solicitor General Sir Robert Rolfe 4 May 1835Sir Thomas Wilde 2 December 1839Judge Advocate General Robert Cutlar Fergusson 20 April 1835William St Julien Arabin 24 November 1838Sir George Grey 15 February 1839Richard Lalor Sheil 23 June 1841Lord Advocate John Murray 20 April 1835Andrew Rutherfurd 20 April 1839Solicitor General for Scotland John Cunninghame 22 April 1835Andrew Rutherfurd 9 February 1837James Ivory 20 April 1839Thomas Maitland 9 May 1840Attorney General for Ireland Louis Perrin 29 April 1835Michael O Loghlen 31 August 1835John Richards 10 November 1836Stephen Woulfe 3 February 1837Nicholas Ball 11 July 1838Maziere Brady 23 February 1839David Richard Pigot 11 August 1840Solicitor General for Ireland Michael O Loghlen 29 April 1835John Richards 21 September 1835Stephen Woulfe 10 November 1836Maziere Brady 3 February 1837David Richard Pigot 11 February 1839Richard Moore 14 August 1840Lord Steward of the Household The Duke of Argyll 23 April 1835The Earl of Erroll 21 November 1839Lord Chamberlain of the Household The Marquess Wellesley 23 April 1835The Marquess Conyngham 22 May 1835Earl of Uxbridge 6 May 1839Vice Chamberlain of the Household Lord Charles FitzRoy 29 June 1835Earl of Belfast 27 April 1838Master of the Horse The Earl of Albemarle 25 April 1835Treasurer of the Household Sir William Henry Fremantle 27 May 1826 Continued in officeEarl of Surrey 17 July 1837George Byng 23 June 1841Comptroller of the Household George Byng 6 May 1835Lord Marcus Hill 23 June 1841Captain of the Gentlemen at Arms The Lord Foley 6 May 1835Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard The Earl of Gosford 23 April 1835The Earl of Ilchester 5 August 1835Earl of Surrey 6 July 1841Master of the Buckhounds The Earl of Erroll 30 April 1835The Lord Kinnaird 21 December 1839Mistress of the Robes The Duchess of Sutherland 29 August 1837Lords in Waiting The Marquess of Headfort 17 July 1837 30 August 1841The Marquess of Queensberry 17 July 1837 30 August 1841The Viscount Falkland 17 July 1837 4 February 1840The Viscount Torrington 17 July 1837 30 August 1841The Lord Byron h 17 July 1837 31 March 1860The Lord Gardner 17 July 1837 1 July 1840The Lord Lilford 17 July 1837 30 August 1841The Lord Templemore 17 July 1837 26 September 1837Earl of Uxbridge 11 October 1837 6 May 1839The Earl of Fingall 11 December 1837 30 August 1841The Earl of Listowel 4 February 1840 30 August 1841Earl of Aboyne 1 July 1840 30 August 1841Notes The Government resigned on 7 May 1839 following a defeat in Parliament Queen Victoria invited Sir Robert Peel to form a government who declined Melbourne resumed in office from 10 May 1839 2 Also Leader of the House of Commons Created Baron Glenelg 8 May 1835 Also Leader of the House of Commons Entered the Cabinet 20 February 1839 a b c Office merged to become Paymaster General 1 December 1836 Created Baron Vivian 19 August 1841 Permanent References Edit British parliamentary timeline 1828 1900 Archived from the original on 31 March 2009 Retrieved 1 June 2009 Lord Melbourne 1779 1848 BBC History Retrieved 3 June 2018 C Cook and B Keith British Historical Facts 1830 1900Preceded byFirst Peel ministry Government of the United Kingdom1835 1841 Succeeded bySecond Peel ministry Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Second Melbourne ministry amp oldid 1180091275, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
